Elizabeth Attisano

Elizabeth Attisano is the Policy and Research Lead at the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Waterloo, where her research focused on exploring children’s learning opportunities in informal learning environments. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, where she worked on a project related the surveillance of children’s early language development in primary care settings.

Elizabeth is passionate about advocating for the recognition of the importance of literacy for children’s quality of life outcomes, and supporting families in creating literacy rich environments.